Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-05-18
State News.
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| FARMINGrON-Our correspondent writes
May l6: Mrs James Cults died Thursday
after an Illness of four years, aged 80 years
The tenth anniversary of Rev. II. Tilden
and wife's marriage was celebrated Saturday
evening The presents were numerous. Re-
marks were made bv Rev. l.. Bean, DR.
rwlng Mr.. Thomas, 4. ID Greenleaf, L.
Emery; also readings and singing, went to
mako the evening evening enjnyaole.-Arbor
day was observed here At the Normal ex
ercises were given in the afternoon, and after
hese there follow ed the planting of the tree
by the graduating class of 81 -Enoch Whit
comb while using the boxing gloves very
freely, dislocated his leg, and was unable 10
teach his school Friday.-D. H. Knowlton'-
new building lie looking verv fine; he propose
es to have it three stories high, and expects TO
have it done by the middle of June.
WALDO.
| LIBERTY Our correspondent writes, May
IA: The Board of Health have organized
and reported the same to the State Board.
Quincy F. Bean, chairman; Gro. F. Hunt,
sec'y; DR.. f A. Porter, health otfcer.-The
late destruction by fire of the buildings of
Mrs Daniel Stedens and Widow Gilman,
which we reported to the Associated Press as
having been a total loss. we understand were
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dick is on the road again with a full line of
novelties -Hursemen and others interested
in the construction If a trotting park here,
| met this afternoon and chose a building COM
mittee to 90 ahead with the work. The To-
cation will be on ''the plains" where fine
road can be built at a small cost Probably
no other town in Maine, of its size. can boast
of more fine horses than this, or more men
who are interested in the cultivation of fine
stock DIR. + l.. Estabrook of Rocklsnd,
son-in law of Hon. VIM II. Hunt of this viii
lsge, having rellnquished the practice of his
profession in Rockiand since the sad death of
his lovely and accomplished wife, has sailed
for Germany where he will pass year OF
two in the study OF his profession among the
colleges of that country.-Arbor day was
vigorously observed in this vicinity, fifty or
m IRE maple trees being planted in and about
town Hunt Walker & Co.. with other man
ufscturers, are shipping their goods to and
from Boston by packet since the rise 10
freights by the Steamboat Co.
FREEDOM. - Our correspondent writes
May 10th The farm buildings in the souther
ly part OF this town, belonging to Asa b.
Harvey were burned with nearly all their
contents, the 9th Loss about so, 900. The
buildings were insured Mr.. Harvey, who il
a cripple. was alone 10 the house at the time.
He crawled to n bureau, and secured some
valuable papers, and then got out OF the
house. Some neighbors arrived in time to
! clear one or two OF the lower rooms. The
fire 10 supposed to have caught from defec.
tive chimney AT about nine o'clock last
evening the hume and a portion Of the res
ervoir dam at the outlet of the pond, above
the village gave way. This pond contains an
area OF about 700 acres, and 10 flowed nine
feet This water channeled its way through
the village, destroying property on and near
the stream, valued at from 81 900 to Sc 900.
The fume at the -four mill Is so badly
wrecked that it will have to be rebuilt, aud q
portion of that dam is gone. The bridge,
above the corn mill. is entirely gone. The
heavy timbers of this bridge plunged into the
hume at the corn mill, and that 10 . complete
wreck The boom broke at Boy ton Bsnton's
saw-m mill, and from &C, 900 to 10, 900 logs went
over the dam. Here the channel Of the
stream between the bank and the back side OF
the mill is narrow and the logs crushed
through into the under part of it, breaking
the water wheels, bending the shaftinR, and
doing other damage. The dam at Prince
Bessey's csrding mill is gone from the east
side of the road to the bank. Thirty or forty
rods of the road below here 10 washed away
to depth OF three or four feet Hon. james
! ID. Lamson lad his barn and carriage house
washed away, and astsble belonging to Prince
Bc..ey was carried down by the flood. The
damage at ID. W. Dodge's tannery 10 esti
mated at $780, One bridge at Weeds mill in
Knox, and two further down the stream. il
the town of UNITY. are washed away.
BRANCH MILLS Our correspondent writes
/ MAY Is AT the last session of Branch Mills
, Lodge. No. $40 l. o. G. T., the following
members were elected as delegates to attend
tho ~ sassiop of Keunehoc dat dpp
, viz: Woodbury. Jowes Silss Bowler, Ernest
, Bowler, Clyde o. Spaulding, II. L. Pinkham
Annie w Beane and Bertha Bradstreet.-
Walter Smell has sold his farm on Husse,
Ridge, to r B. Gardner, and has purchased
the Turner farm at the foot of Parmente
hill William K. Balloon, who has been sicl
7, all winter is thought to be slowly recovering
l The travelling 10 much better than i: hal
, been, though it is verv rough now.-Owinl
to the hsckwardness Of the spring, not mucl
has been done at farming in this vicinity yet